Open Source Security Revisited � With Enough Eyeballs, All Bugs Are Shallow

"It is a common knowledge that, usually, Open Source
projects are successful because of the developers scratching their
personal itch. It often starts with a group of disgruntled
developers frustrated with a proprietary software because it fails
to satisfy their needs. The very fact that they are left helpless
due to the absence of source code pushes their efforts in the
direction of Open Source Projects. The same can be said about the
forking of existing open source projects too. This scratching of
personal itch leading to successful open source projects is similar
to a self organizing system and the emergent behavior is the final
open source software (Unlike what the proprietary vendors and
Stallman buddies want you to believe, this is an example of true
free market behavior).

"Yawn, what's the security thing you are revisiting in this
article?

"One of the biggest advantages of Open Source is the possibility
to have a better security. As many of the open source evangelists
proudly claim